Makguksu

Makguksu is a Korean buckwheat noodle dish associated with Gangwon, served with radish water kimchi or another broth. The noodles are pressed from dough containing buckwheat flour, often mixed with wheat flour or starch, and then boiled. Kimchi, cucumber and a seasoning sauce are among the additions to the bowl.^[1]

The flour mixture affects the texture: more wheat flour makes the noodles chewier, while versions with a greater proportion of buckwheat retain a rougher texture. The tourism organization describes all-buckwheat noodles in Gangwon as less cohesive. Its examples also show bowls with sesame seeds and laver flakes, or with sweet-spicy raw-fish salad.^[1]